Re: Antoine Gets Slammed In Slam

[Theresa Lee <tjoyce@mit.edu>]

They can't complain about you if you don't do it in the first place. Any
behavior like this is boorish at best. Even Charles Barkley (on court)
smiles when he's acting like a fool.

TJL

>Saw this on the ESPN Message Boards - Someone apparently witnessed
>Toine throwing a tantrum in a Chicago Pro-Am game and wrote to
>Slam Magazine with the details - Anyone out there who can verify this?
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>              damn...tough letter i read about 'toine...
>              aquemini721   (834 Msgs) 6:49AM PDT, Aug 24, 1999
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>            picked up the new issue of SLAM magazine last night--how could i
>            not, with lamar odom's mug on the cover--and there's a letter
>to the
>            editor about 'toine...sure, maybe this girl is full of bs, but i
>            don't know...it's probably legit, given that i can't see the
>purpose
>            of her writing the editor about 'toine, given she's from
>chi-town,
>            and stands to gain nothing...anyway...here it is:
>
>            "summer tournaments are supposed to be fun, for the love of the
>            game, right? someone needs to tell antoine walker, because i
>don't
>            think he knows. last weekend while attending a pro-am
>tournament in
>            chicago, i witnessed the worst display of sportsmanship i have
>ever
>            seen. antoine walker, of boston celtics fame, made a complete and
>            utter * of himself in front of hundreds of people, half of
>whom were
>            kids. those same kids who idolize him as being a successful nba
>            player from "the chi." anyway, in the third quarter, after being
>            fouled by guard paul macpherson (a freshman at depaul this
>season),
>            'toine became heated at the ref for missing the call. the ref
>then
>            called a tech on 'toine, spurring a string of insults from him,
>            which ultimately led to his being ejected from the game! a pro
>being
>            ejected from the pro am game! and if that weren't bad enough, he
>            kept badgering the ref with profanities, getting in the ref's
>face,
>            trying to intimidate him. 'toine is what, 6'8, while the ref
>is 5'5,
>            feel me? being from chicago, i show much love for chicago area
>            ballplayers, but antoine walker, and i'm speaking for myself
>only,
>            sucks!" --leslie allen, chi
>
>            hope this is just blown out of proportion...or maybe 'toine
>just had
>            a rough day...whatever...peace, a
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